Dear Editor,
At the recent community session ‘Connect with Kyle MacQuarrie’, I expressed my concerns about the level of cuts affecting many public services and non-profit organizations. I also told him that I was...
Nova Scotia has a long and proud history of defending our country and our allies – in the air, on land and at sea. When Canada has called, Nova Scotians have answered. Today is no exception, but...
Nova Scotians are fed up.
Premier Tim Houston’s latest budget puts jobs, essential services, and our communities at serious risk. While the government was forced to roll back some of its most damaging cuts,...
The long-term small business confidence index lost 9.5 points, dropping to 55.8 points in March, finds the March Business Barometer by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
“Just when we saw a glimmer...
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month – a month that has become deeply important to me, since being diagnosed with colon cancer two years ago. At the time, I had just turned 48 and wasn’t eligible for...
The importance of tourist bureaus in Nova Scotia cannot be overstated.
A few years ago, family friends arrived from the Connecticut crossed the Canso Causeway in their much loved but old Westfalia van...
The Province of Nova Scotia released its 2026/2027 budget this past Monday. The impacts are still being felt. There is much pain in the non-profit community and concern for those who depend on what we offer.
It is difficult to decide where to start with the bombshell in the form of the budget that was dropped on Nova Scotians in the last few days. Initially I had intended to write to you about...
Canada says it cares about health and wellbeing.
But what if we’re measuring the wrong things?
Across the country – including here in Nova Scotia – healthcare success is largely defined...
Despite making time for international trips and PC Party events, Premier Tim Houston has yet to answer to Nova Scotians about the province’s credit rating being downgraded for the first time in 30 years.